What stupid shit has Trump done today?

[Yuwipi Woman]

Jeff Bezos can fuck off and die, but you can bet that if they tried to do it to him, they've tried to do it to others - Ronan Farrow has already come forward to say him and another journalist who reported on the Trump-Enquirer links were also threatened by AMI.

I agree with your basic premise, but feel the need to point out the Ronan Farrow isn't exactly lacking in privilege either.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Don't know where to put it so I put it here:

In the United States in 2019, humanitarian aid has become a crime in the eyes of hardline judges enforcing inhumane immigration policies. The first four volunteers in the trial of the “Cabeza Nine” volunteers from No More Deaths / No Más Muertes (NMD), a ministry of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson, were convicted of “abandonment of property” for leaving gallons of water in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge located in Arizona, and now each face a maximum of six months in prison and a $500 fine. A date for sentencing has not yet been set.

This was a frustrating and disheartening conclusion to the first of three trials the volunteers are facing for direct humanitarian aid since receiving citations in August 2017. One volunteer, Scott Warren, faces harboring and conspiracy felony charges for “human trafficking” after reportedly providing food and water to migrants crossing the desert. An investigation by The Intercept exposed a disturbing level of coordination between U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to target NMD and criminalize their humanitarian work.

https://www.uusc.org/giving-water-t...cJzOUr136y-ejpqEJmRSbg-k7eHqwPtgIXkrBBSvye6Js

I've been following this and I'm completely sickened by it. Doesn't this violate some international treaty or norm? It certainly violates basic human decency.

 

[Tankus]

Seen elsewhere ....may be very iffy

"New: Washington Post reporter just said that Bezos’ investigator suspects that “a government agency” intercepted Bezos’ text messages."

Its still christmas

 

[Yossarian]

I agree with your basic premise, but feel the need to point out the Ronan Farrow isn't exactly lacking in privilege either.

I see them as very different creatures - Jeff Bezos is so obscenely rich and amoral that he's like a comic book depiction of a futuristic mega-capitalist villain.

Ronan Farrow was born into wealth and privilege, and he most likely wouldn't have gotten where he is today without wealth, family connections, etc., but I can definitely respect what he's done since getting there, especially helping take down the likes of Harvey Weinstein and Les Moonves.

 

[teqniq]

there may be a Saudi connection to the Bezos thing according to this thread:

 

[gosub]

 

[pesh]

(((average billionaires)))

 

[ska invita]

Someone was telling me that US middle class Trump voters are losing it on twitter because their tax bills have gone up a shit load, despite what they were promised and despite the way it was presented.
This kind of thing

Hash tags
#GOPTaxScam #GOPTaxSCAMStories

 

[gentlegreen]

 

[Yossarian]

Once again, we're reminded that environmental policy in the world's biggest economy is in the hands of somebody who makes the average pub bore seem incredibly well-informed. And at least the pub bore has the excuse of beer, and might even feel a bit embarrassed the next day by the amount of shit he was spouting after 10 pints, this fucker doesn't even drink.

 

[petee]

US middle class Trump voters are losing it on twitter because their tax bills have gone up a shit load, despite what they were promised and despite the way it was presented.

no excuse. at the time it was passed there were tons of pixels spilled detailing how it would screw wage earners, but of course that was "the liberal media" talking. i'm a schoolteacher, my taxes are going up no little bit this year, courtesy of mr. "i am your voice".

 

[CRI]

Someone was telling me that US middle class Trump voters are losing it on twitter because their tax bills have gone up a shit load, despite what they were promised and despite the way it was presented.
This kind of thing

Hash tags
#GOPTaxScam #GOPTaxSCAMStories

My brother does income tax preparation and yes, this is happening! About 80% of his clients are die hard Trump supporters (it's in the Illinois county that voted by the largest margin for Trump in the state, so it's not like he can be picky about customers.) They were expecting big refunds due to Trump's "tax break," and are bitching because instead, they've got smaller refunds than last year, or even having to pay in more. He's trying hard not to laugh at them.

 

[SpookyFrank]

(((average billionaires)))

Err, maybe just don't cheat on your wife.

 

[CRI]

Err, maybe just don't cheat on your wife.

Uh, it may not be a noble thing to do, but I don't think infidelity is justification for blackmail or embezzlement, or gives a foreign Government the right to steal one's private correspondence to enable it.

 

[CRI]

So, the NYT mocks a 2020 Presidential candidate for eating fried chicken with a knife and fork.

But when a 2016 Presidential candidate did exactly the same thing, the paper slated those who mocked him as sneering elites, condescending and food snobs.

Hmmmmmm okay . . . .

 

[chandlerp]

Someone was telling me that US middle class Trump voters are losing it on twitter because their tax bills have gone up a shit load, despite what they were promised and despite the way it was presented.
This kind of thing

Hash tags
#GOPTaxScam #GOPTaxSCAMStories

Still wearing the stupid fucking hat though. Beyond help.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I see them as very different creatures - Jeff Bezos is so obscenely rich and amoral that he's like a comic book depiction of a futuristic mega-capitalist villain.

Ronan Farrow was born into wealth and privilege, and he most likely wouldn't have gotten where he is today without wealth, family connections, etc., but I can definitely respect what he's done since getting there, especially helping take down the likes of Harvey Weinstein and Les Moonves.

Sure, if he uses it to do good things I'm ok with it. I'm just not certain how much is the desire to do good, and how much is self promotion.

 

[CRI]

Sure, if he uses it to do good things I'm ok with it. I'm just not certain how much is the desire to do good, and how much is self promotion.

Possibly both - cynical bet is on one to achieve the other. But if it can help stop the rot, well . . .

 

[CRI]

Is Donald's pal Vlad planning a humdinger of an April Fools Joke then?

Russia to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned test | ZDNet

Russian authorities and major internet providers are planning to disconnect the country from the internet as part of a planned experiment, Russian news agency RosBiznesKonsalting (RBK) reported last week.

A date for the test has not been revealed, but it's supposed to take place before April 1, the deadline for submitting amendments to the law --known as the Digital Economy National Program.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Possibly both - cynical bet is on one to achieve the other. But if it can help stop the rot, well . . .

Well, at least he's not running around putting his name on ugly buildings.

 

[CRI]

Well, at least he's not running around putting his name on ugly buildings.

Thank heaven for small mercies!

 

[ruffneck23]

Trump boasts he'll 'build the wall anyway' even as deal is reached to avoid government shutdown

so is getting 25% of what you need the ' Art of the deal ' ?

 

[teqniq]

GOP livid with Trump over ignored Khashoggi report

 

[steveo87]

Paul Lee Ticks (@PaulLeeTicks) Tweeted:
So Donald Trump Jr actually lifted his speech from Ricky Bobby's father, Reese Bobby in Talladega Nights!

(Waaaaait for it)

I'm surprised he didn't finish it up with "If you're not first, you're LAST!"

#TrumpElPaso Paul Lee Ticks on Twitter


Remember Talladega Nights? Don 2 does....

 

[Tankus]

He probably got handed that by a soon to be a former speech writer

 

[extra dry]

Is Donald's pal Vlad planning a humdinger of an April Fools Joke then?

Russia to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned test | ZDNet

Trump alreadly disconnect from reality, so Russia thinks why not disconect and how much its going to cost to get back on. The russians are playing a sort of game with everyone now? Trumps lost it.

 

[gosub]

Who Makes Money Off the Trump Administration? – Rolling Stone

 

[spring-peeper]

Trump Lied About Getting Special Permission From El Paso Fire Dept, Says Fire Dept

President Donald Trump told the crowd at his rally in El Paso, Texas, on Monday that he got special permission from the El Paso Fire Department to let 10,000 people inside the El Paso County Coliseum.

El Paso Fire Department spokesman Enrique D. Aguilar told The El Paso Times that not only did the fire department not give Trump special permission, but the Coliseum had about 6,500 people in it during the president’s rally. Aguilar says that number was at capacity and well within its standard allowance.

The spokesman added that “it might be 10,000 with the people outside” total, but the fire department didn’t track the number of people outside the venue. While the number Trump quoted about his attendees might not have been far off, he blatantly lied that he got special permission, according to Aguilar.

“Now the arena holds 8,000,” said Trump, during the rally. “And thank you, fire department. They got in about 10,000. Thank you, fire department. Appreciate it.”

 

[Ming]

Scary stuff. Wonder where this road'll lead too?

 

[Patteran]

88 kms of wall at a cost of $1.4 billion. Little easter egg by/for the alt right to mitigate the climbdown, all plausibly deniable?